Huang Zhun (composer)
Huang Zhun (born 19 June 1926) is a Chinese composer. She was born in Suzhou, Jangsu Province, and studied composition with Xian Xinghai. She performed as a mezzo-soprano from 1941–42, and then in 1949 took a position as composer and later music director for Shanghai Film Studio where she worked until 1987.[1] [2]
Honors and awards
- 20th Century Masterpiece of Chinese Music 1989 for Red Detachment of Women theme song
- 50th Anniversary of Chinese TV and Film Music Prize, 1999[1]
Works
Huang Zhun has composed over forty film scores. Selected works include:
- Old Man and Nymph, 1956
- Red Detachment of Women, 1960
- Sisters on Stage, 1964
- Horsekeeper, 1982
She has published books including:
- Selected Songs of Huang Zhun
- Life and Melodies
- Music and My Life[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Cummings, David M. Cummings (2000/2001). International who's who in music and musicians' directory (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 21 December 2010.
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